Laravel Passport API error in create token

Question

Although project work fine in local, when deploy on server found error. laravel 7 php version 7.4.13

ParseError: syntax error, unexpected 'Parser' (T_STRING), expecting function (T_FUNCTION) or const (T_CONST) in file /var/www/html/laravel/vendor/lcobucci/jwt/src/Configuration.php on line 22

public function verifyOtp(Request $request)
{
    $phoneno = $request->input('loginId');
    $enteredOtp = $request->input('password');

    $loginData = [
        'login_id' => $phoneno,
        'password' => $enteredOtp
    ];

    // dd($loginData);
    if (!auth()->attempt($loginData)) {
        return response([
            'message' => 'OTP incorrect!',
            'status'=>0
        ]);
    } else {
        // dd("Here");
         $accessToken = auth()->user()->createToken('authToken')->accessToken;
         return response([
                'user' =>auth()->user(),
                'access_token' =>$accessToken,
                'message'=>"Successfully login",
                'status'=>1
        ]);
    } 
}

Answer 1

You would need PHP 7.4+ to use the code base you currently have. The version of the package that the error is coming from uses features from PHP 7.4.